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Monday, September 30, 2013

If you recall my post earlier this year about the 5k our family participated in, then you will understand that this is a continuation of what we can do to change the world around us.

Pornography is a very real problem in our society. Scientists are studying the destruction it causes in young and not so young brains and are confirming the worst. Pornography changes the brain the same way an addiction to drugs can. This article, written by a former editor of an "adult" magazine, gives very frightening (and *disclaimer* pretty graphic) statistics on the effects of pornography on children. Specifically in England, the government has begun taking action to protect kids from internet pornography a number of ways. This inspired Unbound, the anti-human trafficking arm of our organization, to bring the fight to our soil. Why can't we do something about pornography right now? What's stopping us?

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

In our family, I am not the repeater. Even if I love a song, movie, food, etc. I'm pretty content to enjoy something once, maybe twice, and then I'm satisfied. Jake, however, will play songs over and over until I'm pretty sure I've gone insane. But he's perfectly happy to keep listening. Same with movies. I'm really hoping that I never have to see Paul Blart Mall Cop ever again...

Anyway, that's why this is so strange. I can't stop listening to this song.

This song is not new, and yet it touches me to the core every time I listen to it.

I feel like I am in a season where God is exposing a lot of my inner workings and struggles. I see things that need to change and I resist or I self-loathe or I mourn. I try to fix myself and fail. God is ever so gracious and tender with me but it leaves me feeling raw and, honestly, unlovable. I know I am loved, but I just can't imagine why. Do you ever feel like that?

But this song takes me full circle. I need God to show me all the unsurrendered and dark places in my heart. I have to trust that He is good enough and strong enough to bring me through deep transformation. I need Him to do that. I am too weak to do it on my own, but His spirit is strong and His love is great. And at the end of the day, He will not fail me. And He won't fail you either.

"Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus." Philippians 1:6

So if you need a faith refresher in the form of a song, go ahead and hit repeat a few times. I'm with you on this one.